# For the wrestling fans... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 11, 2002, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-wrestling-fans/97474 "2002-03-11T04:14:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![hardygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a3d4f5/32.png) [@hardygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hardygrrl)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2002, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-wrestling-fans/97474/1 "2002-03-11T04:14:16Z")
[My online wrestling column](http://theshooters.net/opinion/tanya/index.html) It’s a weekly column. I heard from a friend that they were looking for a female writer so I took a chance and sent in a sample. I am really happy about this. I never thought they’d like my style. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2002, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-wrestling-fans/97474/2 "2002-03-11T04:32:08Z")
I liked Sexual Chocolate (in a strictly hetero way). Couldn’t wrestle for anything, but he made me laugh (although giving birth to a hand was a little _too_ far out there). Did you hear the response ‘Terry’ got? That’s why he was resurrected. That’s why Ric is still around. Other than that, good luck with your column. ---
**Author:** ![hardygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a3d4f5/32.png) [@hardygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hardygrrl)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2002, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-wrestling-fans/97474/3 "2002-03-11T05:22:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by D\_Odds \* > \*\* > > Did you hear the response ‘Terry’ got? That’s why he was resurrected. > > \*\* Resurrected as in _from the dead?_ I think some of the response was “Hey, he made it down the ramp without a spotter!” Didn’t like him back in '84, don’t like him now. Bring back Piper, that would be cool. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2002, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-wrestling-fans/97474/4 "2002-03-11T05:32:50Z")
I remember Piper from his Georgia Championship Wrestling days; always one of my favorites. He recently told a story how Jimmy Snuka told him NOT to bust the coconut over his head, but he went and did it anyway (and the coconut was not gimmicked). However, I think that he’d have a harder time walking to the ring today than Terry, who says his knees are in the best shape they’ve been in for years. Other than that, my fondest memories of Terry were as a heel managed by the Grand Wizard. That’s a long, long time ago. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2002, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-wrestling-fans/97474/5 "2002-03-11T16:22:49Z")
Hey, any of you know what Paul Heyman is doing nowadays? Is he still with WWF, doing booking and whatnot? ---
**Author:** ![Ayesha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c0e974/32.png) [@Ayesha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ayesha)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2002, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-wrestling-fans/97474/6 "2002-03-11T19:13:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Knowed Out \* > \*\*Hey, any of you know what Paul Heyman is doing nowadays? Is he still with WWF, doing booking and whatnot? \*\* Yeah Heyman is still there doing behind the scenes stuff. In an interview I read he said he is more comfortable behind the scenes. ---
**Author:** ![Sealemon88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@Sealemon88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sealemon88)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2002, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-wrestling-fans/97474/7 "2002-03-11T22:07:30Z")
Holy crap! I didn’t know the shooters were back! Congrats on the column, HG. Nice read. ---
**Author:** ![imthjckaz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/imthjckaz/32/3223_2.png) [@imthjckaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/imthjckaz)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2002, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-wrestling-fans/97474/8 "2002-03-11T22:37:57Z")
Congratulations **hardygrrl** , you are just the person they were looking for. Lucky them. I think it was the threat of,\*\* “Either pick me, suffer the Twist fo Fate, or get Frog Splashed, your choice dude”\*\*, that made the decision easier. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![hardygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a3d4f5/32.png) [@hardygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hardygrrl)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2002, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-wrestling-fans/97474/9 "2002-03-12T01:08:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by imthjckaz \* > \*\*Congratulations **hardygrrl** , > > I think it was the threat of,\*\* “Either pick me, suffer the Twist fo Fate, or get Frog Splashed, your choice dude”\*\*, that made the decision easier. > > 😃 \*\* Nahh, Van Daminator. I love the logic behind the move. Someone throws a steel folding chair at you. You don’t duck or deflect it, you catch it and hold it in front of you allowing it to be dropkicked into your face. But I still like Rob Van Dam. Doesn’t hurt he is easy on the eyes 😉 ---
**Author:** ![filthy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@filthy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filthy)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2002, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-wrestling-fans/97474/10 "2002-03-12T02:27:57Z")
My all time favorite is Maurice, Mad-Dog Vashon. Also liked Antonio Rocca, which will show how far I go back. What ever became of Chyna? f ---
**Author:** ![reoch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a9adbd/32.png) [@reoch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/reoch)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2002, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-wrestling-fans/97474/11 "2002-03-12T03:04:56Z")
To Answer your question about Chyna **filthy** , she left the WWF to “pursue her acting career”…only to end up hosting that robot war show on TNN…it didn’t help that HHH cheated with Stephanie and a contract dispute also got her out of the WWF. On a side note, I recently went to a wrastlin’ show here in Hawaii’ and guess who was there!? It was none other than KEN SHAMROCK…hell yea…and so was TAYLOR from Tough Enough…so was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO nice…and pretty as hell too!! She gave me an autograph and a pic with her…aww…she’s so nice…glad she’s still wrestling caus’e I personally liked her attitude…well that’s it 🙂 Reoch ---
**Author:** ![blur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dbc845/32.png) [@blur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blur)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2002, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-wrestling-fans/97474/12 "2002-03-12T05:58:10Z")
Congrats Hardy. Shooters was always a cool site, hopefully the new webmaster will keep it that way. Seems like a good bunch of writers there now. ---
**Author:** ![hardygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a3d4f5/32.png) [@hardygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hardygrrl)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2002, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-wrestling-fans/97474/13 "2002-03-12T12:56:31Z")
Thanks everybody. 😃 Most of all, thanks **blur**. One click on an old link led to this. I would have never known about the chance. Thanks especially for saying “You can do this is_easily_.”